October Sky book by Homer Hickam was a true story about a boy growing up in a small coal-mining town. The book was first released in 1998. In this book, we have acknowledged that women in Coalwood were strong in the 1950’s, and were feminist before the term even existed. Feminism is a personal, social, political, and economical movement that shares a common goal for women’s rights. It’s been said that the term “feminist” did not take place until the 1970’s, but many women were feminist before that. Women of Coalwood are shown to be strong in the October Sky book. They always say goodbye to their husbands and sons who work the dangerous mine and hope they will be back home at night. Most of the women make the best of themselves and wish for
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Sonny never had a chance with her because she happens to like dating older guys at their school. Dorothy was a clever student. In the 1950’s women were not expected to excel in their education. They didn’t have a future career plan after attending high school. The role of a woman was to be fulfilled by becoming a caring mother, a hard worker at home, a good cook and a perfect wife; education was not a considered a priority. But Dorothy had a desire of becoming a teacher besides being just a mother. She was a very bright student who ended up being the valedictorian of Big Creek. Dorothy was very ambitious as Sonny, but since women didn’t have the same opportunities as men, they most likely end up not achieving what they sought out to accomplish. Her aptitude towards math surpassed that of Sonny’s, but yet she couldn’t become an engineer even if she desired. She put an effort to excel in her education, which for the most part was reserved mainly for men. She challenged the boundaries set up by society. What makes her feminist in the October sky book is she stepped out of the norm expected from women at the time. She studied hard, did well in school, all of which were not expected from a woman.
Overall, October Sky book demonstrates the struggle of women everywhere. There were bound to be women elsewhere striving to push out of the boundaries keeping them away from their dreams and aspirations. These women in the book personified a large movement, a movement that strives for equality, a movement that challenges
Sonny never had a chance with her because she happens to like dating older guys at their school. Dorothy was a clever student. In the 1950’s women were not expected to excel in their education. They didn’t have a future career plan after attending high school. The role of a woman was to be fulfilled by becoming a caring mother, a hard worker at home, a good cook and a perfect wife; education was not a considered a priority. But Dorothy had a desire of becoming a teacher besides being just a mother. She was a very bright student who ended up being the valedictorian of Big Creek. Dorothy was very ambitious as Sonny, but since women didn’t have the same opportunities as men, they most likely end up not achieving what they sought out to accomplish. Her aptitude towards math surpassed that of Sonny’s, but yet she couldn’t become an engineer even if she desired. She put an effort to excel in her education, which for the most part was reserved mainly for men. She challenged the boundaries set up by society. What makes her feminist in the October sky book is she stepped out of the norm expected from women at the time. She studied hard, did well in school, all of which were not expected from a woman.
Overall, October Sky book demonstrates the struggle of women everywhere. There were bound to be women elsewhere striving to push out of the boundaries keeping them away from their dreams and aspirations. These women in the book personified a large movement, a movement that strives for equality, a movement that challenges